Estrogen receptor polymorphism predicts the onset of natural and surgical menopause

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3146-3150

  Weel, Angélique E A M ^a   Uitterlinden, André G ^a   Westendorp, Iris C D ^a   Burger, Huibert ^a   Schuit, Stephanie C E ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Helmerhorst, Theo J M ^a   Van Leeuwen, Johannes P T M ^a   Pols, Huibert A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033304548     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.9.3146     Document Type: Article

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